Russula turci Bres., (pirate brittlegill)


6 Oct 2001 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record SummaryUnder Scot’s Pine
Found asFruitbody
Date6 October 2001
Associated organismPinus sylvestris
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher6 Oct 2001[C]
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Notes:

Cap: 50% peeling.

Spores: "G"/"H" (Kibby: F)

Taste: gills mild.

Smell: none.

Spores: 7.5-8.5/6-7µm, rounded warts, a few ridges, a few connectives, no mesh.

Gill edge cystidia: unchanged in sulphovanillin, although parts of the prep turn pale purple.

Cap cuticle: dermatocystidia abundant, clavate, capitate or cylindric, ≤5.5µm wide, 0-2 septate, moderately staining in sulphovanillin.

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